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Our Partners

4‑H’s work is enhanced by leading corporations, foundations, and organizations that have committed to supporting America’s youth. Together, we are developing and providing cutting-edge programs for young people to learn real-world skills that prepare them for the challenges of today and tomorrow. 4‑H appreciates the support of its partners, and is proud to feature the impact these partnerships are making.

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National 4‑H Council acknowledges the support of Altria’s tobacco companies: Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co. and John Middleton for the Youth Smoking Prevention for the Health Rocks!® healthy life program and The 4‑H Study of Positive Youth Development.

Lockheed Martin is a sponsor of the 4‑H Robotics program under the 4‑H Science initiative to prepare one million young people to excel in science, engineering and technology by 2013. Through support of a new 4‑H Robotics curriculum series and nationwide robotics clubs, Lockheed Martin is helping to introduce millions of 4‑H youth to the engineering field, and building a pipeline of our nation’s next great innovators.

The New York Life Foundation and National 4‑H Council are partnering to develop a new approach to engage urban youth in democracy, civic engagement, and community service through Youth in Governance and Citizenship Washington Focus.

Tractor Supply Company, the nation's largest rural lifestyle retailer, is committed to growing true leaders. Through its partnership with National 4‑H Council, Tractor Supply’s fundraising efforts, including the bi-annual Paper Clover Promotion that invites customers to donate $1 or more at checkout, have raised over $7.4 million for National 4‑H Council and local 4‑H programs in over 1,000 counties and in 48 states across the country. Tractor Supply’s long-standing tradition of giving back to the communities it serves is fostering confidence and competence in tomorrow’s leaders.

UnitedHealthcare is a sponsor of 4‑H Healthy Living, working with 4‑H to help youth lead healthier lives. UCH's support is helping to train 4‑H and UHC adult leaders and 4‑H Healthy Living Teen Ambassadors to deliver content and activities on nutrition and healthy living at community-based organization programs and 4‑H afterschool, camps and clubs.

National 4‑H Council has partnered with the Walmart Foundation to launch Youth Voice: Youth Choice, an exciting national program that encourages young people to develop and maintain healthy, active lifestyles in support of the Healthy Living mission. In 2009-2010, 15 4‑H statewide grantee programs,including Hawaii and Puerto Rico, reached 31,066 youth and adults.

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CME Group and the National 4‑H Council partnered in 2013 to create the Commodity Carnival, a fun learning activity for students to experience managing the business risks associated with producing and bringing livestock to market. The game aims to build greater literacy in agricultural science and economics at state and county fairs.

Internet Essentials from Comcast, the nation’s largest high-speed internet adoption program, is partnering with National 4‑H Council. Together we are working to connect families to technology and digital education in communities where home internet is needed the most.

Disney Conservation Fund and National 4‑H Council are connecting thousands of youth to nature and inspiring the next generation of conservation leaders.

4‑H’s partnership with HughesNet is in full motion. Together, we are passionate about STEM education, building future leaders, and the role they will play in advancing our country’s competitiveness in the global economy. That’s what makes us natural partners in inspiring our next generation of scientists.

National 4‑H Council is proud to have Monsanto Company as a premier sponsor of 4‑H volunteers, which helps highlight the vital role volunteers play within 4‑H and provides recognition for their unsurpassed commitment to youth.

U.S. Cellular is a national sponsor of 4‑H National Youth Science Day (NYSD) and is providing additional funding to several state 4‑H programs for STEM support. Their commitment to 4‑H will provide additional opportunities to enhance the learning experience for youth and communities by championing K-12 and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) educational programs. In addition, U.S. Cellular announced a goal of 30,000 company-wide volunteer hours to completed by their associates the end of the year. By collaborating with local 4‑H Clubs, U.S. Cellular associates will impact communities through a myriad of volunteer efforts including mentorship, club clean-up days and STEM-focused opportunities throughout the year.

CHS is a sponsor of the 4‑H Science initiative to prepare 1 million young people to excel in science, engineering, and technology and expose them to a multitude of potential science, engineering and technology (SET) careers.

DuPont and Pioneer Hi-Bred are sponsors of the 4‑H Ag Science initiative. This program engages young people in the modern, high-tech and fascinating field of ag science. Through online and social networking activities, DuPont and Pioneer Hi-Bred are helping 4‑H bring new discoveries and awareness in biotechnology, genetics, alternative energy and other fields to millions of young people. DuPont and National 4‑H Council have a partnership to strengthen youth development in rural African communities. DuPont’s commitment of up to $2 million over the next two years will allow the global 4‑H network to help African youth create sustainable livelihoods and improve household and national food security for people across the continent.

Farm Credit understands the importance of youth and building their skills to become the informed consumers and leaders Farm Credit needs. Through the National 4‑H Council and Farm Credit partnership, hundreds of 4‑H members associated with historically black and Native American colleges and universities have engaged in life-changing leadership conferences and experiences. Farm Credit funding is made possible by the more than 1,000 directors and employees of Farm Credit banks and institutions across America.

JCP Cares provides vital financial support to 4‑H Afterschool programs. This generous funding has enabled us to create and launch 4‑H Afterschool as a nationwide initiative and has continued to strengthen our programs as we strive to better meet the after-school need through 4‑H.

Molina Healthcare is a sponsor of 4‑H Healthy Living, working with 4‑H to help youth and families lead healthier lives. Molina Healthcare and 4‑H are leading the “Teens Take on Health: Solutions for a Healthier America” campaign. The goal is to transform the national dialogue on health and healthcare by engaging young people to shape policy and create strategies that will result in improved health outcomes for youth and reduced healthcare costs for the next generation.

STEM Jobs is a completely unique educational platform focused on helping students connect their passions to real-life careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. STEM Jobs “Connects Classrooms to Careers” by featuring a leading print magazine, dynamic digital resources, and supplemental classroom materials to aid teachers and inspire students to #DoWhatYouLove in STEM. STEM Jobs reaches virtually every high school, community college, technical school and military transition center in the country.

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As a lead sponsor of 4‑H Science, Lockheed Martin has helped provide robotics curriculum and clubs to 1.8 million students since 2010. Now, even more youth will explore careers as scientists and engineers thanks to a multi-year commitment from Lockheed Martin to establish the 4‑H Career Readiness Pathway. Through the Pathway framework, 4‑H youth will explore STEM, learn the skills necessary for success, gain practice in the field, and experience these skills in action.

4‑H Food Smart Families

4‑H Food Smart Families targets families eligible for or receiving SNAP benefits. This program is designed to provide kids and families the skills they need to eat healthier today and tomorrow. Through hands on experience with budgeting and cooking nutritious foods, low-income families learn how to stretch limited resources while also making mealtime fun. Together, we are reaching families who need it most with the resources and skills they need to create more food secure homes.

Youth Voice: Youth Choice

Youth Voice Youth Choice delivers culturally relevant health and nutrition programming to more than 130,000 youth and families across the country annually. Led in partnership with over 2,500 Teen Health Ambassadors, this program drives life-changing impact with diverse young people. Among other impact measures, 80 percent of youth report at least one behavior change in eating more nutritiously and 65% eat at least one meal a day with their families.

4‑H STEM Futures

In 2015, we began piloting 4‑H STEM Futures, a program designed to connect all youth to the 4‑H Career Pathway, particularly focusing on underrepresented minority youth and girls. Key elements of the 4‑H STEM Futures program include: (1) high-quality STEM education with tracks that range from robotics to environmental science; (2) business partnerships to demonstrate real STEM leaders in action and open doors for mentorship; and (3) deployment of community partnerships in order to reach new and diverse youth not yet connected to 4‑H.

Coding

With the guidance of caring adult leaders within the structure of a 4‑H club, we will utilize coding resources available to the general public as well as newly developed 4‑H resources to provide pathways in coding for our youth. These resources include a Coding Playbook to instruct 4‑H educators on ways to integrate culturally relevant, positive youth development outcomes with some of the latest STEM tools and materials. In addition, youth will create Career Pathway Journals to put them in the driver seat navigating their way to a career in coding.

Clover Campaign

4‑H’s Clover Campaign is a proven effective way for companies to create significant awareness about their investment in youth and invite their consumers to join them in supporting 4‑H by giving $1 at check-out in-store and online. What sets 4‑H’s Clover Campaign apart from other national point of sale campaigns is that the majority of funds stay in the communities in which they are raised.

4‑H’s premier Clover Campaign partner, Tractor Supply Company, generates almost $2 million annually through a 12-day Clover Campaign each spring and fall with an average 22% transaction rate. In addition, the campaign has driven key results for TSC:

87% of store managers report the partnership helps build and strengthen community relationships

91% of store managers report the partnership gives staff a sense of giving back to their communities

Social Media Campaigns

With an audience of 700,000 social media followers, 4‑H has digital influence. Working with our cause marketing partners to identify and advance mutually beneficial objectives, 4‑H produces highly engaging and meaningful social media campaigns.

Sponsored campaigns have included 4‑H GROWS, an alumni identification campaign that invited states to compete for STEM grants based on the number of alumni acquired during the campaign period. 4‑H’s latest social media campaign is “SHOUT-OUT #TrueLeaders” — a simple yet powerful way to leverage social media to “SHOUT-OUT” kids who take responsibility in their lives and communities, who have the courage to try something new, who dare to fail and who never give up. Through sponsorship, partners can incentivize adults for recognizing the young leaders in their lives.

Grow True Leaders Partners

4‑H launched a national campaign, Grow True Leaders, to give youth a voice and grow from reaching six million youth to ten million youth annually by 2025. Companies that sign on as Grow True Leaders partners have access to engaging campaign assets to create awareness for their investment in youth. Campaign assets include resources such as digital and print ads, videos, photography and messaging. Visit our Karo Syrup partner page.

4‑H has also received the American Business Association’s Stevie Award and recognition from the Cause Marketing Forum as a Halo Award finalist for programs conducted with cause marketing partners.

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Give a Clover

Give a Clover is a nationwide call to action for 25 million alumni, supporters and partners to donate a $10 clover to provide 10 million kids with critical skills to lead for a lifetime, and grow 4‑H in more communities. 4‑H is seeking a corporate partner to match these donations during the holiday season and receive considerable visibility across all of our digital and social media properties with almost 700,000 followers and friends.

Legacy Awards

On Thursday, March 21, 2017, National 4‑H Council will host the 8th annual Legacy Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington D.C. We will be joined by over 300 of our closest—and most distinguished—supporters, community leaders, advocates and friends for our premier event. This evening of celebration honors the accomplishments of both 4‑H youth and the adults who make life-changing experiences possible for millions of 4‑H young people.

4‑H National Youth Science Day

4‑H National Youth Science Day is the world’s largest youth-led science experiment with almost 100,000 youth participating in more than 1,000 events all across the country on October 4, 2017. Sponsorship allows for both national and local visibility, thought leadership and turnkey employee engagement opportunities.

Raise Your Hand

Raise Your Hand is a nationwide call to action March 1 through June 30, 2017 for 25 million alumni to raise their hands to support the next generation of 4‑H’ers. Heavily promoted across all 4‑H digital properties, the program asks our alumni to take three simple steps: 1. Go to 4‑H.org/alumni to raise your hand 2. Tweet, post or caption your 4‑H experience photos showing you’re paying it forward using the hashtag #4HGrown 3. Tag other 4‑H alumni.

4‑H True Leader in Agriculture

We understand that True Leaders aren’t born, they’re grown. 4‑H’s agricultural science, STEM and career development programs are helping young people become True Leaders who see agriculture as a viable—and vital—life path. Members of the 4‑H True Leaders in Agriculture are an exclusive group of companies and partners investing to keep 4‑H programs strong and prepare even more young people with skills to succeed in life today and career tomorrow.

Youth in Action

Youth In Action (YIA) provides one of our most unique opportunities to highlight the best of 4‑H honoring four 4H’ers who have gained critical life skills through their 4‑H experience and have utilized those skills to overcome challenges and epitomize 4‑H youth empowerment and leadership. Awards are offered in four pillars: Healthy Living, Citizenship, STEM and Agriculture. Storytelling opportunities for the YIA sponsorship are some of the most robust we offer through traditional, earned media as well as social media. It also offers unique engagement opportunities for leadership and employees.

Growing True Leaders in Partnership

America’s leading corporations find that partnering with 4‑H, the largest youth development organization, is good business. With locations in every county and parish across the country serving 6 million young people, 4‑H provides opportunities for companies to support the communities where their employees and customers live and work. In addition, with social media channels that reach 700,000 youth, families, volunteers and educators, we have the capacity to tell the impactful story of our partnership.

To learn more about how 4‑H is growing true leaders in STEM, healthy living, citizenship and food & agriculture, please watch our new, 60 second video.

For more information on corporate partnerships, please contact Heather Elliott , VP Development at 301-792-1023.